The following individuals no longer serve as active trainers for our team, but we acknowledge their contributions to the development of our curriculum and training approach:

Rahwa Ghirmatizion, CHW

Kathleen Grimm, MD, FAAP, FACP, MHSC

Samuel Radford III, B.A., CHW

Deborah Puntenney, PhD

Denise Walden, CHW

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Sherman Webb-Middlebrooks, B.A., CHW

Sherman is a fellow with the Open Society Foundation and has created the WIN initiative, which is focused on youth engagement/leadership. He is an experienced CHW who has worked with CHWNB for years, first as a student CHW conducting school health work, and then assisting with training and advocacy work. He has worked at many other organizations including Leaving Our Legacy, Gateway-Longview, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers, and Boys and Girls Clubs.